diff --git a/lektor_citation.py b/lektor_citation.py
index 9f37453..2697a58 100644
--- a/lektor_citation.py
+++ b/lektor_citation.py
@@ -18,19 +18,65 @@ class CitationPlugin(Plugin):
 
         self.bib_data = parse_file(os.path.join(env.root_path, 'assets', self.bibfile))
 
-            
-
     def citation_entries(self):
         return self.bib_data.entries
 
     def citation_entry(self, id):
         return self.bib_data.entries[id]
 
+    def citation_short_output(self, id, link="?"):
+        e = self.citation_entry(id)
+        link = link+"#"+id
+        authors = ""
+        lAuthor = e.persons['author']
+        n = 1
+        for author in lAuthor:
+            if len(author.prelast_names) > 0:
+                authors += str(author.prelast_names)
+            authors += str(author.last_names[0])
+            
+            if len(lAuthor) > 1:
+                
+                if n == (len(lAuthor) - 1):
+                    authors += " \& "
+                elif n < (len(lAuthor) -1):
+                    authors += ", "
 
+            n = n + 1
+
+            
+        year = e.fields['year']
+        edition = ""
+        if 'edition' in e.fields.keys():
+            edition = " ({ed}. Aufl.)".format(ed = edition)
+        else:
+            edition = ""
+        
+
+        if 'publisher' in e.fields.keys():
+            publisher = e.fields['publisher']
+            if 'address' in e.fields.keys():
+                location = e.fields['address']
+                publisher = " {location}:{publisher}.".format(location = location, publisher = publisher)
+            elif publisher:
+                publisher = " {publisher}.".format(publisher = publisher)
+            else:
+                publisher = ""
+            
+        output = '<li id="{eid}"><a href="{link}" class="litref">{authors} ({pubYear}).</a> <em>{title}</em>{edition}. {publisher}'.format(eid = id, link = link, authors = authors, pubYear = year, title = e.fields['title'], edition = edition, publisher = publisher)
+        return output
+        
+
+        
 
     def on_setup_env(self, **extra):
+        def decode_filter(value):
+            return LatexNodes2Text().latex_to_text(value)
      
         self.env.jinja_env.globals['citation_entries'] = self.citation_entries
         self.env.jinja_env.globals['citation_entry'] = self.citation_entry
+        self.env.jinja_env.globals['citation_short_output'] = self.citation_short_output
+        self.env.jinja_env.filters['decode'] = decode_filter
+